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AI Robotics Researcher Has Eye On Underwater Mussel Industry
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 11:04 am | University of Canterbury
World-leading underwater AI robotics research at the University of Canterbury looks set to transform New Zealand’s aquaculture industry. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Engineering PhD student Tim Rensen has been developing ... More >>
Mast Seeding Solstice Link Could Help Protect Biodiversity
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 10:42 am | University of Canterbury
Pinpointing summer solstice as a trigger for mast seeding events could help prevent predators from ravaging New Zealand’s native species. More >>
Quarterly Insights Into AI’s Impact On Productivity
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 8:39 am | Tech Alliance
The AI Forum has launched a new quarterly survey to gather data on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on productivity in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Latest Data On KiwiSaver Reveals No Improvement To The Gender Savings Gap On Balances
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 8:22 am | Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission
This year’s research delving into KiwiSaver demographics has shown no closing of the gender savings gap on average balances – remaining fixed at 25%. More >>
Myrtle Rust – Some Good News On A Bad Anniversary
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 7:38 pm | Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
The Beyond Myrtle Rust research programme has an update on the unprecedented levels of myrtle rust infections found on pōhutukawa trees in Auckland during the 2022/23 summer: this past summer, in 2023/24, trees seem to have caught a break. More >>
Antarctica Likely Storing More Carbon Than Previously Thought
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 10:46 am | NIWA
Two rare surveys were conducted by NIWA in Antarctica’s Ross Sea region in 2021 and 2023, where they discovered vast amounts of seaweed. More >>
Native Trees On Farms Could Bring Birdsong Back
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 9:28 am | University of Canterbury
Canterbury researchers are exploring how planting native shelterbelts and hedgerows on farms could deliver biodiversity benefits and make good business sense. More >>
Unlocking New Zealand’s Green Energy Future: Short Rotation Forestry Holds Key To Lowering Fossil Fuel Dependency
Monday, 20 May 2024, 11:13 am | Scion research
The findings show that leveraging short rotation forestry will not only diversify regional economies, but also contribute to sustainable land management and generate environmental benefits as NZ looks for ways to transition to a circular bioeconomy ... More >>
bioLytical Laboratories Inc. Announces Launch Of Its INSTI® HCV Antibody Test For Professional Use In Australia
Monday, 20 May 2024, 10:18 am | GLOBE NEWSWIRE
bioLytical Laboratories Inc. announced today the immediate availability of its INSTI® HCV Antibody Test in the Australian market. The INSTI Hepatitis C (HCV) Antibody Test is now included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG ... More >>
Flood Damage A Growing Risk For NZ’s Kelp Forests
Monday, 20 May 2024, 9:18 am | University of Canterbury
Timber slash and debris from flooding events is decimating Aotearoa New Zealand’s vital underwater kelp forests, a nationwide study shows. More >>
Download Weekly: Chorus Anticipates High-bandwidth Iot Demand
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 6:05 pm | Bill Bennett
Research from Chorus and the NZ IoT Alliance shows demand for high bandwidth IoT. 2degrees uses its Flex portal to reboot its wholesale operation. More >>
One Month With The Apple Macbook Air M3
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 5:55 pm | Bill Bennett
From the outside, Apple’s latest MacBook Air appears identical to its 2022 counterpart. It has the same ports, a great screen, terrific keyboard and the best trackpad you’ll find on any laptop. It is still thin and light. More >>
Physicists Create Optical Component For 6G
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 5:43 am | Skoltech
The new device can be used as a modulator and generator of terahertz vortex beams in medicine, 6G communications, and microscopy. The paper came out in Advanced Optical Materials. More >>
Can Crypto Be Stopped? UN Calls For Action Against North Korea's Cyberattacks
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 5:06 am | Hugh Grant
A recent report issued by the United Nations has raised concerns about the increasing number of cyber threats on crypto exchanges. More >>
Auto Trader's New Survey Reveals That Gamers Are Better Drivers
Friday, 17 May 2024, 9:09 am | Auto Trader
New research from Auto Trader reveals people who play video games tend to be better drivers. More >>
Defending Privacy In The Surveillance State And Fragmenting Internet
Friday, 17 May 2024, 9:09 am | Independent Media Institute
Governments and private entities have steadily eroded privacy on the internet. The trend toward internet functions centralising within national borders and fragmenting internationally reinforces the need to safeguard both openness and security in cyberspace. More >>
Every Country’s Most Popular Cruise Destination Revealed
Friday, 17 May 2024, 9:03 am | AllClear
New research from travel insurance provider AllClear reveals the most popular cruising destinations in different countries around the world More >>
TracPlus Unveils ‘Beacon’: An App That Transforms Smartphones Into Powerful Tracking Devices
Friday, 17 May 2024, 6:16 am | TracPlus
Integrated seamlessly with the TracPlus Cloud platform, this solution extends the trusted tracking, operational oversight and safety to more asset types across land, sea, and air. More >>
Daisy Lab Obtains EPA Approval To Scale To 5,000L
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 5:27 pm | Daisy Lab
Auckland-based startup Daisy Lab has developed a groundbreaking technology that produces dairy-identical proteins without cows, utilising yeast and a process called precision fermentation. More >>
New Zealand Labs Could Soon Start Mass-producing “Dairy-identical” Proteins Without Using Cows.
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 12:10 pm | Science Media Centre
In this case, yeasts are genetically modified so that when they are fermented they produce a protein like whey or casein—with any GM organisms harvested out of the final product. More >>
EPA Approves Precision Fermentation Of Milk Proteins
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 11:12 am | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved an application from Daisy Lab Limited to produce dairy-identical proteins using genetically modified organisms in a contained facility. More >>
Machine Learning Poised To Revolutionise Clinical Trials And Improve Patient Outcomes
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 10:17 am | MRINZ
In their recent study, a collaborative research team used machine learning to generate individualised predictions about the effect of higher or lower amounts of oxygen on mortality in critically ill adults receiving life support in the intensive care ... More >>
New Robotic Traffic Cone Machine A Safety Game Changer For Traffic Management
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 7:18 am | Traffic Safe NZ
Traffic Management Company Traffic Safe New Zealand is changing the safety game by introducing new robotic cone machines that deploy and retrieve traffic cones onto and from the road. More >>
New Photocatalyst To Improve Decarbonization And Other Chemical Reactions
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 4:58 am | Skoltech
A research group from Skoltech, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis and Tomsk Polytechnic University conducted an experiment and proved that a new photocatalyst can compete with noble metals. It significantly increases the efficiency of chemical reactions ... More >>
‘Unsettling Time’: 30 Jobs Proposed To Go At Forestry Research Institute Scion
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 6:44 pm | Laura Smith - Local Democracy Reporter
CEO says it doesn't have enough work in the pipeline to retain current staffing levels. More >>
Download Weekly: 2degrees Charged Over Roaming Claim
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 3:55 pm | Bill Bennett
In this week's newsletter: The Commerce Commission charges 2degrees over misleading roaming claims, One NZ gets the go head to buy Dense Air, Spark warns shareholders as challenging trading conditions hit. More >>
Emergency Mahi Underway For Endemic Skink On The Brink
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 2:12 pm | Auckland Zoo
Ninety-two percent of Aotearoa New Zealand’s 124 lizard species are Threatened or At Risk of extinction and awakōpaka skink is one of the most threatened. Lizards have long fallen below the ‘conservation radar’ due to current conservation strategies ... More >>
Zonta Club Of Wellington Honors Emerging Women Scientists With Biennial Zonta Science Award
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 11:09 am | Zonta Club of Wellington
The Zonta Science Award, generously sponsored by John Ilot Trust, Dr Robert Wear and the members of the Zonta Club of Wellington, comprises a cash grant, a travel grant, a commemorative medal, and a certificate of achievement. More >>
Avast Threat Report Shows Rise Of AI In Cyberthreats And YouTube
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 8:59 am | Avast
Avast Threat Report shows nearly 90 percent of cyberthreats currently rely on human manipulation More >>
Ankle Bracelets Won't Protect Women From Domestic Violence
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 8:37 am | NZ News Tips
Serial entrepreneur and Scientist Sir Ray Avery says that ankle bracelet technology proposed to protect women from violent abuse by a partner subject to Domestic Violence Order is stone age technology and will do little to prevent women from being killed ... More >>
Animal Life And Death In NZ Science Turns On The Roll Of The Dice!
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 6:30 pm | NZ Anti-Vivisection Society
In New Zealand, national statistics on animals used for science and animals killed for science have been published by the Ministry for Primary Industries for nearly a decade. Since 2019, these reports have included data on the number of animals "bred ... More >>
AI Has Multiple Uses In Surgery, Research Finds
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 11:00 am | University of Auckland
A group of researchers led by surgery researcher Dr Chris Varghese at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland has just had an article on artificial intelligence in surgery published in leading journal, Nature Medicine. More >>
Scotland’s Net Zero Technology Centre Visit Highlights The Positive Future Role Of Natural Gas
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 8:42 am | Energy Resources Aotearoa
The Net Zero Technology team shared information about ground-breaking technologies, highlighting how their work collaborating across sectors and regions, innovating, and developing new skills has created employment opportunities. More >>
Zonta Club Of Wellington Honors Emerging Women Scientists With Biennial Zonta Science Award
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 8:12 am | Zonta Club of Wellington
This biennial award, established in 1990, celebrates the achievements of emerging women scientists, recognizing their dedication and contributions to the field of science while providing essential support to advance their research endeavours. More >>
Dr. Hadee Thompson-Morrison Selected As Recipient Of The Zonta Science Award 2024
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 7:53 am | Zonta Club of Wellington
Dr. Thompson-Morrison's exceptional dedication to advancing scientific research, particularly in the realm of sustainable resource management and ecosystem conservation, has earned her this precious recognition. More >>
Granting Legal ‘Personhood’ To Nature Is A Growing Movement – Can It Stem Biodiversity Loss?
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 7:43 am | The Conversation
The rights-of-nature movement emerged as a response to economic pressures on ecosystems. But the success of projects depends on how well legal liability is defined. More >>
Metrovate Is Developing Precision Biostimulants For More Effective And Sustainable Farming Outcomes
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 6:47 am | Metrovate
Metrovate's goal is to develop products with precise modes of action that improve plant growth and immunity while being safe to apply and biodegradable in service of more planet-friendly farming practices. More >>
Imran Masood Promoted To Vice President, Country Manager AUNZ At DoubleVerify + Bolsters APAC Leadership Team
Monday, 13 May 2024, 9:27 am | DoubleVerify
DoubleVerify (“DV”) (NYSE: DV), a leading software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, today announced a robust lineup of strategic leadership appointments in the APAC region. More >>
Why Obsessing Over Crypto Headlines Is A Dangerous Investment Habit
Monday, 13 May 2024, 9:19 am | Easy Crypto
Fifteen years ago, crypto wasn’t on the mainstream media’s radar; but today, it frequently captures the spotlight on drive-time, lunch-time and evening news channels, drawing both seasoned investors and curious newcomers into its orbit. While it’s ... More >>
Laboratory And Natural Strains Of Intestinal Bacterium Turned Out To Have Similar Mutational Profiles
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 5:12 am | Skoltech
Understanding mutational processes in a cell offers clues to the evolution of a genome. Most actively, mutation processes are studied in human cancer cells, while other genomes are often neglected. More >>
Kina Choking Northland Reefs – Expert Reaction
Friday, 10 May 2024, 12:18 pm | Science Media Centre
The proposals include changes the recreational daily bag limits for kina, and a special permit to enable the removal of sea urchins for the management or prevention of barrens. More >>
Medtech Global Launches Fully Automated Payment Solution To Ease General Practice Burden
Friday, 10 May 2024, 11:10 am | Medtech Global
Medtech is always looking to develop solutions that solve problems for its customers, and one of the key pain points for -General Practice is payments. More >>
Changes To Electricity Market Required To Address Power Cut Concerns
Friday, 10 May 2024, 10:58 am | Evnex
A New Zealand energy expert is calling for stronger incentives for smart energy devices in order to reduce the likelihood of power cuts. Evnex Founder and CEO Ed Harvey says a considerable part of the problem facing the system is about when New ... More >>
Autodesk Unveils Research Project Bernini For Generative AI 3D Shape Creation
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 11:15 am | Autodesk
The model is acutely geared to geometric precision and scale, and can rapidly generate multiple functional variations of a 3D shape from a given input. More >>
DV Uncovers New Large-Scale Audio Ad Fraud Scheme That Spoofed Over 500,000 Devices In March 2024
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 8:32 am | DoubleVerify
FM Scam perpetrators falsify audio traffic using dedicated servers. They also spoof a wide range of devices typically used for playing audio content. This tactic enables fraudsters to blend their invalid traffic with legitimate traffic in attempts to ... More >>
A Glimpse Of Life In The Deep Sea: Announcing The Winners Of The 2024 Science Without Borders® Challenge
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 8:18 am | Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
This year’s theme, “Hidden Wonders of the Deep,” inspired over 1,700 young artists from 82 countries around the world to use their artistic talents to portray the beauty and wonder of life in the deep sea. More >>
Kiwi Invention Of ‘Impossible’ Pet Water Cremation Machine
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 3:45 pm | Water Cremation Systems NZ
Kiwi inventor Matthew Brown has created a machine that treats the remains of our beloved pets in a low temperature water process that has near-zero impact on the environment. More >>
Seafloor Impacts Of Cyclone Gabrielle Revealed
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 10:29 am | NIWA
Scientists have found evidence of sediment impacts on seafloor ecosystems following Cyclone Gabrielle. More >>
What Makes People Tick Environmentally?
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:09 am | University of Canterbury
New UC research explores the crucial role emotions play in behaviour change and decision-making when acting sustainably. More >>
UC Research Helps Revolutionise Global Sanitation
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 11:06 am | University of Canterbury
Researchers at the University of Canterbury have developed a new decision-making tool to help identify how to make wastewater treatment more sustainable. More >>
NZ Scientist Helps Vietnam Identify Human Remains From War
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 7:52 am | University of Auckland
A young New Zealand scientist has joined the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) to lead the development of tools for the large-scale identification of human remains, including more than 300,000 people still missing after the Vietnam ... More >>
Study Reveals Differences In DNA Folding Between Neurons And Other Brain Cells, Links Them To Cell Functions
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:42 am | Skoltech
Mounting knowledge of nerve cell regulation mechanisms will enable a better understanding of how the healthy brain operates and what goes wrong in developmental and oncological diseases associated with regulation errors. The study came out in the journal Nucleic ... More >>
People With Intellectual Disabilities Shut Out Of Tech Advancements
Monday, 6 May 2024, 5:06 pm | IHC New Zealand
IHC says technological advancements can make a huge difference to the lives of people with intellectual disabilities – but only if they have access to the internet. Technology can help improve independence, it can aid problem-solving skills, as well ... More >>
Release Of Gallagher Security’s Command Centre V9.10 Unlocks New Era Of Security Tech
Monday, 6 May 2024, 9:13 am | Gallagher Security Management Systems
Gallagher Security today announced the latest release of their award-winning security site management software, Command Centre v9.10, marking a significant evolution for the security platform trusted to protect some of the world’s most critical sites. More >>
Introducing The Future Of Productivity: Dynabook Portege X40L-M
Monday, 6 May 2024, 8:58 am | Dynabook ANZ Pty. Limited
Dynabook ANZ Pty. Limited, the laptop experts, have unveiled the Portege X40L-M, setting a new benchmark for productivity, mobility and visual excellence. More >>
TechWeek Events Unveiled
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:31 pm | Techweek
Techweek is back in Whanganui from Monday 20 May to Saturday 26 May. Techweek Whanganui this year aims to be a celebration of the potential of technology for our community and is a collaboration of many organisations and businesses and people led by the ... More >>
New Zealand Small Businesses Should Consider Using VPNs For Enhanced Cybersecurity
Friday, 3 May 2024, 4:15 pm | WIAN Media
A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a service that creates a secure, encrypted tunnel between your device and the internet. It masks your IP address. By opting for a reliable VPN service, you can enhance your cybersecurity measures. More >>
Science System Advisory Group Can’t Address The Biggest Threats
Friday, 3 May 2024, 11:15 am | NZ Association of Scientists
The New Zealand Association of Scientists says, “The Science System Advisory Group’s (SSAG’s) consultations and Terms of Reference (ToR) send worrying signals when combined with recent comments from the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology ... More >>
The Economic Possibilities Of Decolonisation
Friday, 3 May 2024, 8:49 am | Bridget Williams Books
The future of Aotearoa depends on how Māori engage with capitalism. More >>
SOS Arctic 2024: 1500 Kilometers Of Crossing Greenland To Study The Eternal Ice
Friday, 3 May 2024, 5:26 am | Osservatorio Artico
A complex and long mission during which data and samples will be collected in order to analyze the condition of the polar ice cap in places never before reached by land and explored before. More >>
